Single-player games like Burly Men at Sea
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Burly Men at Sea, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Tales of Ancient Nights
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Burly Men at Sea.
A short journey to the tragic stories of ancient greek gods and goddesses. It is time to learn about Greek Mythology with a beautiful storyline in this visual novel.
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Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
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Ludus: A Gladiator Story
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
A fully voiced branching narrative RPG of the Roman arena with a unique engraving and VO for every choice and outcome. Four origins, over 1,800 choices, and 19 endings. You will bleed on the sand. The only question is whether you bleed for them, or for yourself. Every choice leaves a scar.
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One Night Stand
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?
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Year Walk
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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Retention
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
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Isolomus
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
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Gray Skies, Dark Waters
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? This modern interpretation of centuries-old folktales drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
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Doggins
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
A point-and-sniff adventure. Explore the moon, sniff some things. Unravel the plot of a villainous squirrel to sabotage the history of human invention.
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The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
A time-looping puzzle ballad of Ozark folk superstition. Reorder events in time to unravel the legend of a weather-making rooster.